few queries for growing in containers

[donksey]

Vermiculite holds water so may help if mixed with your compost. I've chopped up pieces of Oasis before today & mixed them in with the compost.

I wondered why I haven't seen Noel Gallagher for a while?

[ioan]

Hi
Further to the advice l offered earlier, l would stick to the fomula offered, and suggest the use of terracotta
pots, they can act just like block storage heater in a sunny location, hence the advice to water in the morning as the day begins to warm, and not in the evening and cool the plants for no good reason,
I shouldn't worry about the gravel at the bottom taking up to much room, the roots will be quite happy there.
Growing in pots is all about balance l suppose, this method brings the three important constituents, water,warmth,
nutrients in to play, and of coarse drainage, thats my two bobs worth
Good luck with your gardening.
kind regards
ioan

[Potstubsdustbins]

The use of 'crocks' is obviously going to be contentious I therefore suggest you do a little research of your own before making your mind up which way to go, there's tons of info on the web. A good search is 'perched water table, use in putting greens'.